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Pandemic affecting mental health of millions: WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of millions of people.
Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of millions of people.
"For many people, the lack of social interaction caused by the pandemic has had a profound effect on their mental health," Tedros said at a virtual press briefing from Geneva. The WHO chief said that people in long-term facilities such as care homes and psychiatric institutions are at an increased risk of infection, Xinhua news agency reported.
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